We are a friendly group who love to sing all styles of songs. Whatever your experience, come along and try a rehearsal without obligation. Singing is fun, healthy, rewarding and a great way to meet new people. Try it and you won't look back!

	CLEAN SWEEP AT THE CROYDON MUSIC FESTIVAL - read the review here »»

	Click on the following links to see performances from the June 2008 concert:
	» "You Raise me Up" » "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree"

The idea of a daytime choir for women has been inspired by various friends who have been unable to join a choir because of the difficulties of organising regular evening childcare.

Rehearsals are held on Monday mornings while your children are at nursery or school, giving you some childfree time to concentrate on something that you enjoy. Rehearsal times are 10.00-12.00, but start and finish times are flexible to give you time to collect children punctually.

The choir is for all mums and there is no audition. It is also open to any women who are young at heart and still have a clear voice in any vocal range. The emergence of heavy vibrato and lack of control varies from person to person, but I know a number of young 60 year olds who would fit perfectly, so please get in contact if you are available during the daytime and would like to try us out.

Our rehearsals provide an ideal environment for women to get back into singing after a long break, such as those who have not sung since school, or since having a family.

MP3 files are available of all the parts to help you continue learning the song at home. This speeds our part learning so we spend more time on the fun part of singing - polishing and presenting the song.

Our performance schedule is decided together as a group so that everyone is comfortable with the performance goal and workload. New members may join in as few or as many songs as they wish.

As with all the choirs at the Surrey Hills Singing School, we cover a wide variety of repertoire from medieval motets to popular songs, and Debbie is happy to receive requests.

As well as learning songs and improving general musicianship, tutoring is given on singing technique and other aspects of performance, such as presentation and communication with the audience.

Rehearsals are held during term time at the Ewhurst Evangelical Baptist Church. There is plenty of car parking available at the church. As a daytime choir, we tend to have more changes of members each year than the other choirs due to mums returning to work but, since its formation, the choir has won two classes at the Aldershot Music Festival and given many successful concert performances. They are also in demand to perform for local organisations.

Repertoire

Performances 2006/2009

Dec 2005, 2006, 2007: Peformances at the Ewhurst Baptist Carol service.

Dec 2006: 'The Surrey Hills are alive with the Sound of Music' - a joint concert at St Nicolas Church, Cranleigh featuring all the Surrey Hills Choirs and the award-winning ladies choir Impromptu.

May 2007: 'A Summer Soiree of Song' - a joint concert of all the Surrey Hills Choirs held at Christchurch, Shamley Green.

December 2007 - Celebrate Christmas - a joint concert at St Nicolas Church, Cranleigh, featuring the Surrey Hills Choirs and the award-winning ladies choir Impromptu.

March 2008: Aldershot Music Festival.

June 2008: A Summer Soiree of Song - a joint concert with the Surrey Hills Young Voices at Cranleigh Methodist Church.

November 2008: The Surrey Hills Concert - at Christ Church, Waterden Road, Guildford.

March 2009: A joint concert with a local choir from Godalming, Choir Remix, at Cranleigh Baptist Church.

December 2009: The Surrey Hills Concert at Cranleigh Baptist Church

Diary 2010

Saturday 22nd May: A joint concert with the Surrey Hills Singers, 7pm (venue tba).

Saturday 19th June: at 7.30pm - Fundraising concert for the Ewhurst Baptist Church.

Sunday 20th June: Concert for the residents of Elmbridge Village (concert venue TBA).

Sunday 14th November: ISM Platform performance.

Saturday 11th December: Christmas concert at Cranleigh Village Hall, 7pm.

Diary 2011

Saturday 2nd April: Croydon Music Festival, The Ahscroft Theatre, Fairfield Halls.

Saturday 2nd May: Spring into Cranleigh.

Saturday 18th June: Guest performance at Surrey Hills Chamber Choir concert, St Nicolas Church, Guildford, 7.30pm.

Saturday 2nd July: concert - details to be announced.

Saturday 3rd December: Christmas concert - details to be announced.